Linda Ronstadt busted through every barrier niche marketers of the recording industry put in her way and sang every style of music she wanted to tackle. Folk, country, rock, pop, R&B, mariachi, classics from the American songbook, operetta, opera—she did it all, and did it well. The round-faced phenom from Tucson deserves a great documentary, and she gets one with Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Rob Epstein, who directed The Celluloid Closet, among other award-winning documentaries, adds nothing to the art form of the documentary film with “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.” All Epstein does with this exquisite documentary is provide a platform for that sound. And, in this case, it’s enough, for that voice has been silenced.